The New Orleans Pelicans (5-18) are 8.5-point underdogs against the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-5) at Smoothie King Center on Saturday, December 7, 2024. The game starts at 7:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOK.

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Thunder vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOK
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Thunder vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Thunder (- 8.5)

• Oklahoma City has 13 wins in 22 games against the spread this season.
• New Orleans has eight wins in 23 games against the spread this year.
• Against the spread as 8.5-point favorites or more, the Thunder are 8-3.
• The Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-6) as a 8.5-point underdog or greater this year.

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Pick OU:

Under (224.5)

• The Thunder and their opponents have gone over 224.5 combined points in 10 of 22 games this season.
• The Pelicans have played 10 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 224.5 points.
• The average point total in Oklahoma City’s outings this year is 224.3, 0.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• New Orleans has had an average of 222 points scored in its games so far this season, 2.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
• The Thunder score the 17th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 21st-most.
• The Thunder are the league’s third-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 23rd-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-350)

• This season, the Thunder have won 16 out of the 21 games, or 76.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
• The Pelicans have come away with three wins in the 16 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Oklahoma City has a record of 11-1, a 91.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -350 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +260 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Thunder have a 77.8% chance to win.

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